Vanessa Poulson

Employee engagement initiatives are programs and activities designed to improve employee satisfaction, motivation, and performance.
They can take many forms, including:
Team-building events
Mentorship opportunities
Training and development programs
Skill-based volunteering programs
Recognition and reward programs
Wellness initiatives
When an organization lacks quality employee engagement focused programs, the business suffers. A disengaged employee costs an organization approximately $3,400 f...

2021 was the first year in over a decade where employee engagement dropped in the United States. By the second half of 2021, just 34% of workers reported being engaged in their job, leading to higher employee turnover rates and decreased employee development.
Disengaged employees are unsatisfied and disloyal because their workplace needs are going unmet. These employees cause 60% more errors and defects in work performance, and 73% of actively disengaged employees are on the lookout for new j...

Paul is the Founder & CEO of Givewith where he's transforming commerce into an engine for positive social change.
We’re already witnessing the fallout of Covid-19 in the strains on our healthcare systems, the widening socioeconomic divides and the increased barriers to basic necessities, including food, shelter and education. This, coupled with the Black Lives Matter protests across the nation, is forcing Americans to confront systemic issues of racism, inequality and injustice, giving rise t...

Growing the number of women in STEM is an increasingly important CSR initiative. In this post, we're exploring how your organization can get in on the foundational wave of tech up-skilling while bolstering your CSR for investors, employee retention, and brand reputation.
Increasing the number of women in STEM careers is one of the most important issues within the Big Tech community, and beyond. Closing the gender gap in STEM is no easy feat, considering many roles are still heavily dominated ...

Chris Gale leads eBay’s Social Impact work in the U.K, focusing on the role of e-commerce in driving positive social change and empowering economic opportunity across under-served communities.
We’re profiling Social Impact leaders to engage their insights into how CSR is transforming and growing, what inspired them to enter the field, and advice for others who either operate in or are looking to enter the space.
Chris Gale leads eBay’s Social Impact work in the U.K, focusing on the role of e-...

We’re profiling Social Impact leaders to gather their insights into how CSR is transforming and growing, what inspired them to enter the field, and offer advice for others who either operate in or are looking to enter the space.
As a founding member and the leader of Lyft’s social impact team, Lisa Boyd has led the creation, launch, and growth of Lyft Up — a suite of initiatives focused on increasing transportation access and equity for low-income communities. She also kicked off Lyft’s compa...

Fatimah Gilliam began her career as a corporate attorney on Wall Street, worked for Citigroup overseeing campus diversity recruiting for all its U.S. businesses, and oversaw corporate partnerships as the Head of Finance and Fundraising for North America for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning United Nations World Food Programme. Since founding The Azara Group, which provides diversity and inclusion, leadership development, negotiation, and strategy consulting services, she has advised Fortune 500 c...

Tuan Pham is the Head of Social Impact at LinkedIn in APAC. He has extensive work experience across the globe, specializing in driving social impact programs and partnerships in Australia, the US, Thailand, The Netherlands, and Vietnam – at companies including The World Bank, Booking.com, and Heineken. At LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, Tuan focuses on initiatives that connect professionals facing barriers, including women and youth in the APAC region, to the networks, ski...

Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Ph.D. is the Chair of Learning through Play at the LEGO Foundation. As a Senior expert on how children and adults learn through play, Dr. Thomsen provides consultation at a bilateral, regional, and multilateral level to international partners and leaders. Dr. Thomsen advises international organizations like the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Economic Forum, World Innovation Forum for Education and UN General Assembly and governments across th...

Brandon Dorfman is the Global Surface Specialist for Tech for Social Impact, part of Microsoft Philanthropies, and is responsible for the strategic direction, vision, growth, and performance of Microsoft Surface across the Nonprofit and International Government Organization sectors. The Tech for Social Impact group within Microsoft Philanthropies aims to accelerate digital transformation across three million nonprofits globally, so they can have a greater impact on the world’s most critical s...

It’s clear that longterm brand success is becoming more influenced by an organization’s ability to prioritize both people and profit. Social impact is a distinctive, growing field, with professionals and organizations championing opportunities for businesses to commit to doing better.
We’re profiling Social Impact leaders to engage their insights into how CSR is transforming and growing, what inspired them to enter the field, and advice for others who either operate in or are looking to enter...

We had a conversation with three CSR industry leaders about the current state of CSR and how they expect it to continue to transform over the next few years.
The world of CSR and social impact is rapidly transforming. Whether it’s initiatives focused on up-skilling underserved communities, skills-based volunteering, or sustainability, CSR is encompassing a more diverse range of programming than ever before.
We had a conversation with three CSR industry leaders about the current state of CSR a...